On June 15, the Tenth Circuit ruled 2-1 that the U.S. Constitution does not mandate that persons born in American Samoa be considered U.S. citizens. Fitisemanu v USA, 20-4017. Here is the opinion. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news.
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On June 15, a New Hampshire legislative conference committee agreed to move the non-presidential primary from September to August. See this story.
Here is a letter by Justin O’Donnell, New Hampshire U.S.Senate 2020 nominee, in response to state chair Jilletta Jarvis, concerning the internal disagreement in the New Hampshire Libertarian Party.
Earlier this year, Florida enacted a new law, SB 90, that forces voter registration organizations to tell voters they if the voter gives the completed application to that organization, that organization “might” not submit it to the county elections office in time for the election. The law says the voter organizations must also tell such voters that they are free to register via their own efforts. Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters v Lee, n.d., 4:21cv-242. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Mark Walker, an Obama appointee. Here is the Complaint.
There are now four federal lawsuits pending against recent Florida government actions or new Florida laws. Besides this case, there is the case against the law restricting donations to initiative campaigns, the case against the law telling candidates for non-partisan office that they can’t reveal their political party, and the case on the timing of the special election for the vacancy in the U.S. House seat, 20th district.
On Wednesday, June 16, the California Assembly Elections Committee will hear SB 660, which bans paying circulators on a per-signature basis. The bill has already passed the State Senate.